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pig sole a show with @celiaboulesteix and @victorunwin curated by @lesimongerard from dec 5 to jan 18 at @galeriederouillon 38 rue notre dame de nazareth, paris open thu-sat, 2-7pm, and upon request The works of Célia Boulesteix and Victor Unwin are porous: the images, forms, and materials they compose with still contain enough void to host the imagination of anyone who might engage with them. The engraved, printed, or transferred images are like free memories, belonging to anyone identifying with them. The materials and forms evoke both distant and familiar spaces and objects. Each work is like a fill-in-the-blank text intentionally left incomplete, or a blue-pencilled document where the hidden parts are tolerated and desired. Unwin and Boulesteix ground their work in the reassuring coolness of shadows. Against a reality that is too readable, too clear, too smooth, in a system that grants a minimal role to the imagination, both artists advocate for a return to the Platonic cave. There, the distant and flickering light casts blurry forms and vague outlines which, instead of precisely describing reality, invites us to suggest what it could be for us. However, the works exhibited here do not stem from a form of automatic writing whose keystone would only be found in the artists’ deep unconscious. Célia Boulesteix composes her works like narratives — but these only exist in fragmentary form, resembling heuristic diagrams. In his works, Victor Unwin generates systems of meaning arising from complex protocols — but these also contain an element of unpredictability, like a human pause outside a mathematical equation. Even in its title, the exhibition “Pig Sole” explores these happy unknowns. Far from partaking in an isolating hermeticism, the work of both artists mobilizes a form of generous symbolism, widening into a constellation of narratives.

pig sole a show with @celiaboulesteix and @victorunwin curated by @lesimongerard from dec 5 to jan 18 at @galeriederouillon 38 rue notre dame de nazareth, paris The works of Célia Boulesteix and Victor Unwin are porous: the images and forms they create still contain enough void to host the imagination of anyone who might engage with them. Each work is like a fill-in-the-blank text intentionally left incomplete, or a blue-pencilled document where hidden parts are tolerated and desired. Even in its title, the exhibition “Pig Sole” stems from these happy unknowns. Far from partaking in an isolating hermeticism, the work of both artists mobilizes a form of generous symbolism, widening into a constellation of narratives.

« TOTAL » Martine Syms ( @martinesyms ) Show at @lafayetteanticipations Curated by @rebeccalamarchevadel Product design @specialoffer.inc Product development @snark.global @lesimongerard

"TOTAL" Martine Syms ( @martinesyms ) Show at @lafayetteanticipations Curated by @rebeccalamarchevadel Product design @specialoffer.inc Product development @snark.global @lesimongerard

in conversation with @bonnie.banane for the last issue of @mattopublishing shot by @aldo_buscalferri thanks Aldo, thanks Dominika

in conversation with @celiaboulesteix for the last issue of @mattopublishing shot by @aldo_buscalferri thanks Aldo, thanks Dominika

[PROD] « MINI SLABS » (2024) - VICTOR UNWIN series of microbeaded, anodised and engraved small aluminium slabs 5x7,5x2cm @victorunwin

[PROD] « Twilight of the Idols » (2023), Christelle Oyiri @crystallmess UV print on PMMA, steel Still on view @palaisdetokyo in « SIGNAL » by @mohamedbourouissa

featured in WHATEVR ( @whatevrfanzine ) issue 11. Discussing with @kennydunkan about what the Caribbean are about : everything at once. The interview is followed by a visual carte blanche given to the artist, documenting his residency in Guadeloupe with @criolloscope .

@bonnie.banane 💕 « Nini » 2024 Tour 🍀 Scenography @lesimongerard @snark.global Light design @alexia_alexi_light Mic jewel @zoemohm Mic stand @celiaboulesteix Tour logo @pablojomaron

featured in WHATEVR ( @whatevrfanzine ) issue 11. Discussing with @victorunwin about how a book can become a playground for artistic experimentation. The first 500 copies of the issue include a limited edition risography print signed by the artist. @kermesse.cool Photographer @melchiortersen Stylist @_claraziegler Suits @marcelbernard_ Tees @sevali_ Thanx @maximebadets @gauticha_

[PROD] AN EYE FOR AN “I” (2024) - Christelle Oyiri Engraved mirror, burnt wood, LED system Part of the show AN EYE FOR AN « I » by @crystallmess (24.02.–23.06.2024) at @mmkfrankfurt Thanks @lafayetteanticipations for giving a hand on the production process